Will post the recipe for you later, after all the celebrations have died down.
Here is the recipe for The Perfect Apple Pie!
It is from Kraft Food and Family. And although I am no baker this is one pie with a homemade crust that I do very well, as long as you follow the directions, it will turn out perfectly every time.
Ingredients:
2-1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening
5 to 7 Tbsp. ice cold water
6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 4 large apples)
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice (optional)
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
ADD water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, mixing lightly with fork until flour mixture is evenly moistened and clings together when pressed into a ball. Divide dough in half; shape each half into 1/2-inch-thick round. Wrap each dough round in plastic wrap; refrigerate 15 min.
MEANWHILE, toss apples with sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice in large bowl; set aside. Place 1 dough round between two large sheets of plastic wrap; roll out dough with rolling pin to flatten slightly, working from center of dough to the edge. Turn over; continue rolling until dough round is about 2 inches larger than diameter of inverted 9-inch pie plate.
PEEL off top piece of plastic wrap; invert dough into pie plate. Peel off remaining piece of plastic wrap; press dough evenly onto bottom and up side of pie plate, being careful not to stretch the dough. Trim any dough hanging over edge of pie plate with sharp knife or kitchen shears; reserve trimmings.
FILL with apple mixture; set aside. Roll out remaining dough as directed; place over filling. Trim top crust about 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold edge of top crust under edge of bottom crust; pinch edges together to form a ridge. Flute edge (see Tip). Cut several slits near center of pie to allow steam to escape.
BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until juices form bubbles that burst slowly. Cool.
Tips:
How to Flute Edge of Crust
Flute (to finish) edge by using two fingers to press a V-shape into the crust edge. This will look like a wave or ruffle design when finished. Or, pinch and slightly twist the pastry as you move around the pie to create a rope design.
Special Extra
Decorative Crust: Use small cookie cutters to cut out decorative shapes from the top crust or the leftover pastry trimmings. Arrange on top of crust. Finishing Touches: Brush top of crust with lightly beaten egg white before baking (for shiny top), a whole egg (for golden brown top) or brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar (for a sparkling top).
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I myself had rather have pie over cake. That sure is a scrumptious looking pie. Makes me want to make one. Maybe I will. A very good time of yr. to bake.
This is so beautiful! And I have been looking for an apple pie recipe. Everyone keeps telling me I need to make an apple pie.
what a neat idea for a birthday pie, tho I too don”t know why anyone wouldn’t want cake.
Mmm I LOVE pie…My dads birthday is June 5th and he did not like cake much, but LOVES apple pie, so every year in September I woul make him 2 apple pies. I did that for YEARS and then got out of it…..I would say I probably owe him about 20 pies…I really need to make some, but will have to make 4…..3 for them and 1 for us….